2016考研英语词汇常见后缀(1)
1.-an
electrician n.电工;电气技师
E.g. The electrician took the houselights down.
电工将剧场中观众席上的灯光减弱了一点。
physician n. [医]医师,内科医师
E.g. He prefers to be a surgeon rather than a physician.
他喜欢当外科医生而不愿作内科医生。
2.-ant,-ent
applicant n.申请人
E.g. The job applicant must have good verbal skills.
应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。
correspondent n.通信者
E.g. The newspaper has a foreign correspondent.
这家报纸有个外国通讯记者。
3.-ard
coward n.懦夫,懦弱的人
E.g. She accused her husband of being a coward.
她指责自己的丈夫是个胆小鬼。
drunkardn.酒鬼,醉汉
E.g. That drunkard flung out the empty bottle.
那个醉汉把空瓶扔了出来。
4.-ee
employee n.雇员
E.g. The boss dismissed that employee.
老板解雇了那个雇员。
examinee n.应试者
E.g. It required that every examinee put down his/ her name on the answer sheet.
要求所有考生都把自己的姓名写在答题纸上。
5.-eer
pioneer n.开拓者,先锋
E.g. Li Dazhao was a pioneer of the Chinese revolution.
李大钊是中国革命的先驱。
volunteer n.志愿者
E.g. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week.
她现在作为一名志愿者每周三天在当地一所学校帮忙。
6.-er, -or
manufacturer n.制造商
E.g. All the goods are labelled with the address of the manufacturer.
所有商品均标明了生产厂家的地址。
survivor n.幸存者
E.g. Officials said there were no survivors of the plane crash.
官方说这次飞机失事无一人生还。
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7.-ese
Chin(a) + ese→Chinese n.中国人;汉语
E.g. Remember you are a Chinese wherever you go.
不论你到哪里,记住你是中国人。
Japan + ese→Japanesen.日本人;日语
E.g. Not only did he speak English well, but he spoke Japanese more easily.
他不但英语说得好,就连日语也讲得轻松自如。
8.-(r)ess
host+ ess→hostess n.女主人
E.g. The hostess gave us a cordial greeting.
女主人热忱地欢迎我们。
act+ ress→actress n.女演员
E.g. The famous actress is now appearing at the Capital Theatre.
目前这位著名女演员正在首都剧场演出。
9.-ian
logic+ ian→logician n.逻辑学家
E.g. As the founder of pragmatism, firstly and mostly Peirce was a logician.
作为实用主义的鼻祖,皮尔士首先和主要是一位逻辑学家。
mathematic+ ian→mathematician n.数学家
E.g. Einstein is identified with a higher mathematician.
爱因斯坦被列为高等数学家。
10.-ist
drama+ (t)ist→dramatist n.剧作家
E.g. Shakespeare is, by common consent, the greatest English dramatist.
莎士比亚被公认是英国最伟大的剧作家。
dent+ ist→dentist n.牙科医生
E.g. The dentist told the boy not to eat too many sweets.
牙医告诫这男孩不要吃太多糖果。